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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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